36.6% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2345, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2345, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.6% of people in postcode 2345 have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is an area where many adults have left school earlier than typical, though university degrees have become slightly more common over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below New South Wales and national levels, though it rose 4.7 points since 2011. Most people here peaked at Year 10, which 39.2% of residents completed.
Highest year of school
View on map →2345, NSW splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.3% of adults.
12.2% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In 2345, NSW, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in Engineering and related fields, at 15.6%, followed by Health at 13.1% and Management and commerce at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most places, but these are very small. There is only one primary school in the area, which is government-run and has an average size of 39 students.
7.25
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
39
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
39
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
908
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2345, NSW
1 school — 39 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Attunga Public School, Attunga | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 39 | 908 |
Sources
More for 2345, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2345, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2345/2345-nsw/topic/education